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- 421: Orson Welles
- ... with Orson's father to nurture the talent all agreed resided in the fragile boy.(Leaming, 3) George Orson Welles was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on May 6, 1915. He was the second son of Richard Head Welles, an inventor, and his wife Beatrice Ives, a concert pianist. His mother was the child of a wealthy family. She had been brought up to revere artistic achievements, and began playing the piano ... kept him out of school until he was eleven, so he had acquired a lot of cultural groundings at home with his mother and the doctor. Fears that he might prove ungovernable like his brother Richard, who had been expelled from school by the age of ten and subsequently banished from home, brought him in 1926 to enrollment in the Todd School for Boys at Woodstock, Illinois, a few months after ...
- 422: Famous Explorers Of Africa
- ... Livingstone had died and was remembered as a hero for his explorations in Central Africa. Stanley had then left Livingstone to research further. Speke finds Lake Victoria and names it after the Queen of England. Richard Burton Richard Burton was one of the most famous explorers in Africa . Burton's Life story is filled with adventure. In 1853 Burton was disguiseeed as a Moslem he made dangerous pilgrammages to Mecca. In 1854 he ...
- 423: Thomas Mores Utopia
- ... London in 1478, during the last years of the reign of King Edward IV. When Thomas was five years old,Edward IV died and left throne to Edward V. He then died shortly after and Richard III became king. Thirty years later, More would become Rchards biographer. Two years afterwards King Richard III was slain in the Battle of the Roses. Henry VII later became king (The World Book Encyclopedia 802). During the reign of Henry VII More grew into manhood. His father was John More, a ...
- 424: Violence In Hockey
- ... article 1053 of the Civil Code, is stated: "...any person capable of distinguishing right from wrong is responsible for the damage caused by their actions, either by fact, negligence, imprudence or lack of skill."(Beddoes, Richard p.45) The player is then condemned to pay for the damages and to repair the prejudice which his or her actions have caused. Conclusively, a hockey stick is considered a weapon and players are ... For some players, fighting abilities got them into the league, but if they're going to stay for longer than their proverbial cup of coffee, they have to earn their stripes by becoming multidimensional."(Beddoes, Richard p.135) From a players point of view; do whatever, to earn a spot on the team roster. And for some fighting is a necessary asset. As a matter of fact enforcers increased scuffles dramatically ...
- 425: Media And Culture
- ... to a research, if a news report on TV differs from a newspaper account, more than twice as many people will believe the televised version as the newspaper one (Giddens, 79). The listeners of the Nixon- Kennedy debate on the radio saw Nixon as the obvious winner. However, the ones who watched the debate on TV were sure that Kennedy would become the new president of the United States (Hughes, 4). The TV viewers were right, but what ...
- 426: The Life of a Jamestown Colonist
- ... or plundering Spanish ships for riches. During this time, there was a population explosion in England because fertility was up and mortality was down. I, myself am the youngest of eight children. A man named Richard Hakluyt , based on the population explosion, convinced the Queen that England needed to form colonies because England would eventually run out of land. He could not have been more correct. The enclosure movement affected my family tremendously. Englishmen began fencing and enclosing public land. Most of the peasants, including my family, were kicked off our land because of the enclosure movement. Richard Hakluyt also wanted to form British colonies to spread Christianity while saving the Natives from Catholicism. We had all heard the stories of how horribly the Spanish treated the Natives. Mr. Hakluyt believed that we ...
- 427: Social Issues
- ... and details to the walls or floor. I believe that the design element of infinite space, endless space as found in nature, best describes this technique. Upon conducting my research I found that, according to Richard Muhlberger, "Rembrandt learned to lavish attention on small parts of a painting, leaving the rest without much detail. He knew that details look more impressive surrounded by areas that are plain; they are harder to ... moment in biblical history captured beautifully in this awesome painting of Joseph accused by Potiphar's wife. Work Cited Barker, Kenneth. The Holy Bible, New International Version. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House,1995. Muhlberger, Richard. What Makes A Rembrandt A Rembrandt? New York: Viking, 1993. Munz, Ludwig. Rembrandt. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc, 1984 Schwartz, Gary. First Impressiaons:Rembrandt. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc, 1992.
- 428: The Life of Deadheads and Music of the Grateful Dead
- ... the mainstream, they just elaborate on it (Adams 12/97). Of course we cannot use the terms sub/counterculture without identifying the backdrop of mainstream American society, from which they separate themselves. From Eisenhower to Nixon; Pat Boone to Jimi Hendrix; and Neil Simon to Ken Kesey, America was changing, and the backdrop was standing still. From Kennedy's Camelot to Khrushev's walls; Dr. King's dreams and Armstrong's ... this war which catalyzed the rebelliousness of America's youth, and gave splinter groups a sense of legitimacy. The recent declassification of secret government documents from the Vietnam War era reveal that Presidents Johnson and Nixon, Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, General William Westmoreland (commander of all forces in Vietnam) and military officials, illegally lied to the American people about motivations and operations in Vietnam. He [McNamara] lied to the public ...
- 429: Spender And Sankichi Two Views
- ... Company, 1973, 322. Hersey, John. Hiroshima. New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1946, 30. Jablonski, Edward. Terror from the Sky. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1971, 144-148. Sankichi, Toge. Introduction. "Dying." by Sankichi. Trans. Richard H. Minear. Poems for the Millennium: The University of California Book of Modern and Postmodern Poetry Volume Two. Ed. Jerome Rothenberg and Pierre Joris. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1998, 29. Sankichi, Toge. "Dying." Trans. Richard H. Minear. Poems for the Millennium: The University of California Book of Modern and Postmodern Poetry Volume Two. Ed. Jerome Rothenberg and Pierre Joris. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1998, 29-31. Spender, Stephen ...
- 430: History of Rock and Roll
- ... music was very popular and given the label of rhythm and blues (R&B). This music was carried on radio and popular with the disc jockeys. In the mid 50's, Chuck Berry and Little Richard were popular and changed the face of music, which was named rock and roll by the D.J.'s. 1956-1962 At age 21, in 1956, Elvis Presley was introduced to the public with his ... on more radio stations and became very popular. Young listeners became their largest audience. Young singers were hired to record songs featuring adolescent issues. "Young Love", "16 Candles", and "Teenage Crush". Such singers as Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis became famous and popular. Love ballads also became more popular, with the musical audience looking for sentimental and honest expression. This turned some of the more popular music from ...
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